King of the Slide Guitar

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Tracklist

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1The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
4.52:48
2Baby Please Set a Date
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11)
instruments:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
2:53
3Held My Baby Last Night
recording of:
I Held My Baby Last Night
writer:
Elmore James and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:52
4Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
2:56
5Bobby's Rock
recording of:
Bobby's Rock
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:12
6Rollin' and Tumblin'
2:35
7Done Somebody Wrong
recording of:
Done Somebody Wrong
lyricist:
Elmore James
composer:
Clarence Irving Lewis, Elmore James and Morris Levy
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:21
8Something Inside of Me
recording of:
Something Inside of Me
writer:
Elmore James and James Sehorn
5:03
9I'm Worried
recording of:
I’m Worried
writer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Frost Music
2:49
10Fine Little Mama
2:35
11I Need You
3:33
12Early One Morning
recording of:
Early One Morning
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall E. Sehorn
2:47
13I Can't Stop Loving You
recording of:
I Can't Stop Lovin' You
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:39
14Strange Angel
recording of:
Strange Angels
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
3:10
15She Done Moved
recording of:
She Done Moved
writer:
Elmore James
1:52
16My Baby's Gone
recording of:
My Baby’s Gone
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:57
17Stranger Blues
recording of:
Stranger Blues
writer:
Elmore James, Clarence Lewis and Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and EMI Longitude Music
2:58
18Anna Lee
3:01
19(My) Bleeding Heart
recording of:
My Bleeding Heart
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
3:04
20Standing at the Crossroads
recording of:
Standing at the Crossroads
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
3:01
21One Way Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
One Way Out (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
2:28
22My Kind of Woman
recording of:
My Kind of Woman
writer:
Elmore James
2:54
23Person to Person
recording of:
Person to Person
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:28
24Find My Kind of Woman (alternate)
recording of:
Find My Kinda Woman
writer:
Elmore James
3:03
25Find My Kind of Woman
recording of:
Find My Kinda Woman
writer:
Elmore James
2:49
26So Unkind
recording of:
So Unkind
writer:
Elmore James
2:30
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1Got to Move
recording of:
Got to Move
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
2:47
2Shake Your Moneymaker
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961)
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961) and Elmore James (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
compilation of:
Shake Your Money Maker by Elmore James
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:51
3Look on Yonder Wall
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
bass:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully and Elmore James (in 1961)
harmonica:
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1961)
membranophone:
King Mose (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recorded at:
J&M Recording Studio (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Look on Yonder Wall (in 1961)
composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
version of:
Look Over Yonder's Wall (Look on Yonder Wall)
2:30
4Sunnyland Train
2:25
5Mean Mistreatin' Mama
recording of:
Mean Mistreatin’ Mama
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:40
6Go Back Home Again
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961)
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961) and Elmore James (in 1961)
harmonica:
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
2:15
7You Know You're Wrong
3:09
8You Know You Done Me Wrong
3:40
9I've Got a Right to Love My Baby
2:48
10Every Day I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:29
11Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
3:01
12It Hurts Me Too
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
3:22
13Talk to Me Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
2:49
14Can't Stop Loving My Baby
2:27
15She's Got to Go
4:08
16Hand in Hand
recording of:
Hand in Hand
writer:
Elmore James
3:06
17Pickin' the Blues
recording of:
Pickin' the Blues (John Peel Theme Tune)
composer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
3:19
18Twelve Year Old Boy
3:53
19I Believe
recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Jules Taub
version of:
Dust My Broom
3:37
20I Gotta Go Now
3:41
21Up Jumped Elmore
3:12
22Make My Dreams Come True
recording of:
Make My Dreams Come True
writer:
Elmore James
2:56
23Back in Mississippi (A Conversation)
3:42
24Blacksnake Blues
2:48

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ASIN:US: B000003CKR [info]